Love Is a Gentle Thing explained
Love Is a Gentle Thing is an album by Harry Belafonte, released by RCA Victor in 1959. It was recorded with arranger / conductors Alan Greene and Bob Corman.
Billboard magazine chose Love Is a Gentle Thing as one of their "Spotlight Winners of the Week" in March 1959, and wrote that "Belafonte displays his usual tender, feelingful vocal style on a group of expressive folk themes with varying moods...Striking cover".[1]
Track listing
Side one
- "Fifteen" (Alan Greene, Robert Nemeroff) – 2:50
- "I Never Will Marry" (Fred Brooks) – 2:44
- "I'm Goin' Away" (Alan Greene) – 3:08
- "Small One" (Lewis Allan, Alan Greene) – 2:53
- "Bella Rosa" (Lord Burgess) – 3:25
- "All My Trials" (Rita Greene, C. C. Carter) – 4:37
Side two
- "Green Grow the Lilacs" (Fred Brooks) – 3:55
- "Times are Gettin' Hard" (Lee Hays) – 3:36
- "Turn Around" (Malvina Reynolds, Alan Greene) – 2:23
- "Go Away from My Window" (John Jacob Niles) – 3:09
- "Delia's Gone" (Bob Corman, Milt Okun)– 4:34
- "Walkin' on the Green Grass" (Fred Brooks) – 3:22
Personnel
- Harry Belafonte – vocals
- Bob Corman – arranger, conductor ("I Never Will Marry", "Bella Rosa", "All My Trials", "Green Grow the Lilacs", "Times are Gettin' Hard", "Delia's Gone", "Walkin' on the Green Grass")
- Alan Greene – arranger, conductor ("Fifteen", "I'm Goin' Away", "Small One", "Turn Around", "Go Away From My Window")
- Produced by Edward Welker
- Cover Art by David Stone Martin
- Liner-notes by Paul Ackerman
Notes and References
- Book: Nielsen Business Media, Inc.. Billboard. 23 March 1959. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.. 0006-2510.
